The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will brief interested media
representatives about its revised draft conceptual plan for Carolina North today
at the William and Ida Friday Continuing Education Center. The briefing will be
held at 4 p.m. in the Mountain Laurel Room B.

Dr. Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and economic development, and
Mark Crowell, associate vice chancellor, will present the most recent version of
a draft conceptual plan for the UNC property. They also will address questions
about the revisions resulting from community input about the project plans. The
briefing precedes a meeting of the Carolina North Executive Committee at 5 p.m.
where members will receive a similar presentation.

The university presented an initial version of the draft plan last December
in a series of community meetings designed to solicit feedback from citizens. In
all, university officials have presented the original draft plan at more than 70
meetings since December with neighborhood groups, business leaders and public
officials. They also have received numerous emails and letters sharing comments
and suggestions. The revised plan reflects that input.

Carolina North is envisioned as a living-learning community. The draft
conceptual plan outlines concepts for mixed-use development of the university’s
900-plus-acre tract located one mile north of the main campus off Airport Road.
The original draft plan proposed development of approximately one-quarter of
that acreage. Such development would promote walking and bicycling to work, home
and retail areas.